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LONG BRANCH — At least three people were shot in Long Branch late Sunday night or early Monday morning, as most of New Jersey rang in the New Year.

A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation confirmed the shootings to New Jersey 101.5 in the early-morning hours Monday, as the investigation in the area of Wall Street remained active. A suspect was in custody, the source said.

Messages spread quickly on Twitter claiming the shooter used an AK-47 or similar weapon, some citing screenshots of services that transcribe police scanner communications. However, those communications are often based on initial, unconfirmed impressions of emergency incidents. The law enforcement source could not immediately confirm whether those reports were true.

UPDATE: Video of the Long Branch shooting scene. pic.twitter.com/TVJDTn7Da7

— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) January 1, 2018

In addition, one person died in a stabbing in Asbury Park the same night

Long Branch shooting: 16-year-old in custody after killing family, friend.

A 16-year-old male used a semi-automatic assault rifle to shoot to death his parents, sister and a family friend inside his parents' Long Branch home on New Year's Eve, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

The teenager is in custody and is being charged with four counts of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, said Gramiccioni.

The victims were identified as the suspect's father, Steven Kologi, 44; mother Linda Kologi, 42; sister Brittany Kologi, 18; and family acquaintance, Mary Schultz, 70. They were found by police minutes after a 911 call of shots fired.

Gramiccioni said two other family members, the youth's grandfather and brother, were able to escape the house. Both were unharmed.

Gramiccioni said "thankfully (they) left the house," and we're "OK."

Gramiccioni said officials do not have a motive for what set the youth off on a murder spree. He called the incident a "terrible tragedy."

The suspect used a semi-automatic rifle to shoot his victims and was reportedly taken into custody without incident, said Gramiccioni.

The rifle was a Century Arms model, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor.

"The weapon was legally owned and registered to a family member," said Gramiccioni.

The four victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Gramiccioni said none of the victims were transported to a hospital.

The youth, who was not named by Gramiccioni, will most likely make his first appearance before a judge on Tuesday.

Long Branch High School Superintendent Michael Salvatore said the youth did not attend the high school. He did not confirm if Britanny Kologi or the youth's brother attended the school but he said the district would make a statement on Tuesday.

Gramiccioni said the incident is being treated as an isolated domestic incident and officials have "no reason to believe the public is at any risk."

The facial expression on either of the brothers lends to comments..... both have a look to them......if one wants to go there. Sad, never understand, outside the Bible makes it clear to expect such things, and and increase in such things....Prophecy being played out in real terms.

The facial expression on either of the brothers lends to comments..... both have a look to them......if one wants to go there. Sad, never understand, outside the Bible makes it clear to expect such things, and and increase in such things....Prophecy being played out in real terms.

My son looked at the picture and said it's the little rat with the smirk on his face and his arms crossed.

LONG BRANCH — At least three people were shot in Long Branch late Sunday night or early Monday morning, as most of New Jersey rang in the New Year.

A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation confirmed the shootings to New Jersey 101.5 in the early-morning hours Monday, as the investigation in the area of Wall Street remained active. A suspect was in custody, the source said.

Messages spread quickly on Twitter claiming the shooter used an AK-47 or similar weapon, some citing screenshots of services that transcribe police scanner communications. However, those communications are often based on initial, unconfirmed impressions of emergency incidents. The law enforcement source could not immediately confirm whether those reports were true.

UPDATE: Video of the Long Branch shooting scene. pic.twitter.com/TVJDTn7Da7

— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) January 1, 2018

In addition, one person died in a stabbing in Asbury Park the same night

"I could never have believed this could have happened. They were all good people," said Carmen Gaudious, a family friend. "I just spoke to Steve three days ago. He looked good. It was cold so we didn't say much. He wished me happy holidays."

Gaudious said he did not see the 16-year old outside of the house often.

"I don't know too much about him. He didn't come out that much," Gaudious about the youth accused of murder.

The four victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Gramiccioni said none of the victims were transported to a hospital.

The youth, who was not named by Gramiccioni, will most likely make his first appearance before a judge on Tuesday.

Long Branch High School Superintendent Michael Salvatore said the youth did not attend the high school.

So, it's sounding like there were some personal issues with this 16 year old, and he took someone else's legally owned firearm to commit these murders. Where did we hear this before? Oh yeah, in the Sandy Hook school shootings.

In this communist state of NJ, they'll blame it on the evil "military assault weapon".

The wonder of our time isn’t how angry we are at politics and politicians; it’s how little we’ve done about it. - Fran Porretto
-http://bastionofliberty.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-wholly-rational-hatred.html

Authorities charged 16-year-old Scott Kologi with four counts of murder and a weapons offense.

"The weapon was legally owned and registered to a family member," said Gramiccioni.

The teenager is in custody and is being charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, said Gramiccioni.

He is being held at Middlesex County Youth Detention Center.

Family friends said the youth was homeschooled.

Veronica Mass, 69, of Union Beach said she had known the mother Linda since she was a child. She said Linda pulled Scott out of school in the fourth or fifth grade “because he wasn’t getting along with the kids in school or whatever. He seemed a little slow.”

Mass said the home instruction appeared to help Scott and she couldn't imagine what happened New Year's Eve that allegedly set him off.

Neighbors told the Press that Scott has autism, and friends and neighbors said the teen was homeschooled by his mother, one of the victims.

Authorities and family friends are now trying to piece together why the youth allegedly turned a weapon on his family.

Family friends said Scott Kologi was homeschooled.

Veronica Mass, 69, of Union Beach, said she had known the mother, Linda, since she was a child. She said Linda pulled Scott out of school in the fourth or fifth grade “because he wasn’t getting along with the kids in school or whatever."

She said he seemed to have an educational disability. Three family friends, including Ronald Pacheco, 43, of Long Branch, said Scott Kologi has autism.

Neither the prosecutor's office nor the school would confirm any diagnosis regarding the suspect.

"He had some type of autism. I didn't know what type. He was very secluded," said Pacheco.

Mass said home instruction appeared to help Scott and she couldn't imagine what happened New Year's Eve that might have set him off.

Only thing that odd to me is the list of who he killed.
Both parents, one sister and a family friend? Why stop and not kill everyone else?
Were those his abusers?
Something is not passing the sniff test.

Only thing that odd to me is the list of who he killed.
Both parents, one sister and a family friend? Why stop and not kill everyone else?
Were those his abusers?
Something is not passing the sniff test.

The rest of them weren't home at the time? It being New Years and all? Maybe the two older boys were away in school or out to a party.. who knows.

In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.Proverbs 16:9

Only thing that odd to me is the list of who he killed.
Both parents, one sister and a family friend? Why stop and not kill everyone else?
Were those his abusers?
Something is not passing the sniff test.

From the article link:

..."Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said two other family members were able to escape the home at 635 Wall St. Both were unharmed."

Here is his quote for his state of New Jersey: "People violate our law — we are a state that has decided that we are against concealed carry weapons. We have stronger gun laws. We believe we have made the states safer as that,” Menendez told The Daily Caller Thursday. “They violate our laws, then whatever is the law, and they are found guilty of it, they should pay the consequence.”

You have to laugh at the political clowns, I mean Politicians. Criminals don't obey any laws.

The suspect opened fire less than 20 minutes before the family would have rung in the new year at their Long Branch, N.J., home, officials said.

The Century Arms rifle was legally owned and registered to a family member in the home, Gramiccioni said, but he would not identify the person further.

Police responding to a 911 call found the four victims and arrested the 16-year-old — the youngest of four siblings — without incident.

“Thankfully it was uneventful,” Gramiccioni said of the arrest at a news conference Monday. “It didn’t require any force.”

Scott Kologi was charged as a juvenile with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose. He is expected to make an initial appearance in court on Tuesday.

It’s unclear if the suspect’s case will be elevated to adult criminal court, a spokesman for the prosecutor said.

Steven Kologi Jr., one of the gunman’s brothers, and their grandfather Adrian Kologi were also in the home at the time of the shooting but escaped injury, officials said.

“I just wish I could tell all of them how much they meant to me and how much I truly loved each and every one of them because I didn’t do that enough,” Steven Jr. wrote in an Instagram post about his slain family.

Another sibling was not in the home. The Asbury Park Press identified him as Linda Kologi’s son Jonathon from another relationship.

Scott Kologi’s grandmother Carole Kologi-Zawacki broke down in tears when she learned of the killings.

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